In the early 1960's, John Tiedtke served as the acting Second Vice-President and Treasurer for Rollins College. His resume included having become personally active in the Florida municipal bond market; purchasing land in the Florida Everglades and clearing it for sugar business in 1938; and adding the production of iceburg lettuce to the Everglades project in 1940. He also managed family business and interests as well as working on the Wooster College Finance Committee.